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This smartwatch has a screen that wraps around your wrist
The company’s new Nubia Watch is half the price of the Nubia Alpha, which had a more futuristic flexible design.
29 Jul 2020 - 7:35PM
Alibaba’s map app now includes shared umbrellas and raincoats
20 Oct 2020 - 2:14PM
BYD’s new electric car has 5G and runs Huawei software
14 Jul 2020 - 5:17PM
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China’s porn censors killed 12,000 websites so far in 2020
China’s regular internet clean-up saw 8.4 million pieces of “harmful” content removed and resulted in penalties for video streaming sites iQiyi and Youku
9 Jul 2020 - 8:13PM
China's regular internet clean-up removed 8.4 million pieces of pornographic and other “harmful” material in the first six months of 2020. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese passengers get high-speed in-flight internet
8 Jul 2020 - 8:59PM
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Apple Pay could add QR code payments in iOS 14
8 Jul 2020 - 5:15PM
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Huawei might have a new foldable phone called Mate V
8 Jul 2020 - 5:00AM
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Is Xiaomi’s first TV dongle coming soon?
Xiaomi’s first Android TV dongle is the Chinese gadget maker’s latest foray into TV devices
6 Jul 2020 - 7:11PM
Xiaomi teased its first TV stick during a live-streamed event in Germany in May. (Picture: Xiaomi via YouTube)
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China has another Three-Body Problem film in the works
26 Jun 2020 - 6:01PM
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Xiaomi wants you to talk to a mouse
The Chinese smartphone maker’s new mouse can also be your digital assistant, voice recorder and translator
25 Jun 2020 - 5:33PM
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OnePlus could be returning to its roots with a more affordable line of smartphones
Once known for budget-friendly handsets, the US$899 OnePlus 8 saw the brand approach Apple and Samsung in price
24 Jun 2020 - 6:00PM
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China wants to use 5G to keep buses on time
Guangzhou is the first city in China to pilot 5G for optimizing bus schedules
23 Jun 2020 - 5:29PM
The Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau said on Monday that 5G can increase a route’s transport capacity by up to 10%. (Picture: Nanfang Daily)
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China’s super fast train could take you from Beijing to Shanghai in 3.5 hours
The maglev train prototype is set to complete production in late 2020
22 Jun 2020 - 5:16PM
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China wants Twitter to shut down accounts that smear China
Twitter removed more than 170,000 state-backed accounts for platform manipulation
12 Jun 2020 - 6:48PM
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This dock promises to turn your Switch into an arcade cabinet
The Switch Fighter is crowdfunding on Indiegogo
12 Jun 2020 - 5:18PM
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This subway in China lets you buy a ticket from a hologram
Contactless technology finds widespread use during the Covid-19 pandemic
12 Jun 2020 - 4:03PM
You can only see the holographic display from a certain angle. (Picture: Weibo)
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Computex Taipei postponed again, this time until 2021
2020 has been devastating for big tech events
12 Jun 2020 - 4:02PM
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12 arrested for selling cheats for China’s version of PUBG Mobile
Kunshan police crack down on game hacks amid clean-up campaign on online content
11 Jun 2020 - 8:04PM
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China’s answer to Twitter ordered to freeze its trending topics
Weibo is halting “hot search” for a week
11 Jun 2020 - 7:34PM
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China’s biggest SUV maker wants to stop kids from dying in hot cars
Vehicular heatstroke affects children trapped in a vehicle in the summer heat
11 Jun 2020 - 6:47PM
Great Wall Motors says the new system will be installed in its upcoming 2021 version of the WEY VV6 SUV. (Picture: Great Wall Motors)
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Didi pulls safety shields from cabs as Covid-19 threat eases in China
Chinese ride-hailing giant introduced plastic dividers to separate drivers and passengers during the height of the pandemic
10 Jun 2020 - 3:26PM
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TikTok clone that pays users to watch videos removed from Google Play
One report says Zynn had been stealing videos from other platforms like TikTok, but it's unclear if that's why Google removed the app
10 Jun 2020 - 3:23PM
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Banned Taiwanese game Devotion gets physical re-release
The horror title was pulled from Valve’s Steam digital game store after mainland Chinese gamers found hidden insults targeting President Xi Jinping
9 Jun 2020 - 2:50PM
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